Bluebird Birdhouse Plans

These bluebird birdhouse plans are designed for
bluebirds, but other small birds, like titmice, wrens, and
chickadees, might find this bird house a suitable place to build a nest.
This bluebird bird house is constructed of all natural western red
cedar.

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

This bird house plan can be built from a single 6' piece of 1"x6" cedar
fence board. The only hardware required to assemble the body of
the bird house is about thirty or so, 16 gauge galvanized finish nails
and three 1-1/2" galvanized wood screws (two for the door hinge, and the
third for the door's locking screw).

Bluebird Birdhouse Plans

Cut the sides, base, back, and roof of the bluebird bird house, to the
sizes indicated in the drawings, and assemble them together, as shown in
the diagrams, using 16 gauge galvanized finish nails.

Cut the 10" x 4" front door section and drill a 1-1/2" entry hole,
centered 7" above the bottom of the door. Drill a 1/8" hole, in
each side panel, 9 1/2" from the bottom and 3/8" from the front.
These will be used for the 1 1/2" galvanized screws that will function
as hinges for the front door.

Align the front door, as shown in the top diagram, and screw the two
1-1/2" galvanized hinge screws, through both side panels, into
the door. The hinge screws should be snug, but not tight, since
the door is designed to be opened for easy cleanout. Secure the
front door to the base of the bird house using the third 1-1/2"
galvanized locking screw.

Bluebird Bird House

Bird House Mounted to a T-Post

The recommended mounting height for a bluebird bird house is 5' to 6'
off of the ground. The pictures show this bird house attached to a
T-Post using 1" Pipe U-Bolts, but there are many ways it can be mounted.

We stumbled across the little metal bluebird at Hobby Lobby.
We thought it would make an ideal perch for a bluebird Birdhouse.

Door Latch

Door Hinge

I hope you found these bluebird birdhouse plans easy to follow. It
is one of my favorite classic designs and has a large access door in the
front for easy cleaning when nesting season is over.